The beam of light pins me to the wall. I can only imagine how I look, hunched over the half eaten load of bread, still shoveling crumbs into my mouth, squinting towards the light.

“Drop it!” The sour voice comes from someone I can not see against the glaring light.

Instead of obliging, I shove the rest of the bread into my mouth as quickly as possible, the grumbling in my stomach winning over a...

“Camden!”

At the sound of my boyfriend’s voice, I froze. My hands, however, were still shaking, and I dropped the bottle into the sink. There was the sound of scattering pills before it all fell silent. I gulped, knowing I was in deep shit now.

“Camden.” Arian repeated, taking a step towards me, his voice stern. “What the fuck were you just doing?”

I knew my cheeks were flushed with embarrassme...

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Nessa (Venessa Jones) 21

Lily (Lana Jones) 19

Cole (Collin Smith) 21

Zaz (Zavier Roberts) 20

Nicky ( Nicole Peterson) 22

Esme (Ethan Peterson) 17

Max (Markus Salomon) 23

Izzy (Isabella Salomon) 18

Harley (Quinzel Myers) 19

Chase (Chase Wetzel) 20

Chad (...

Casually avoiding my calling

An expert in dream stalling

When I should be chasing

Not just mentally pacing

Getting nowhere so quickly

Needing to live more strictly

It’s all quite embarrassing

Never personally developing

Read the books and newsletters

Desperate to be among the gogetters

Here I am with egg on my face

Failing to run my unique race

Caught in the act of procrastination

Liv...

I have a gambling problem online spending too much

I’m never I debt

I’m enjoying it

It’s the rush

I’ll win big time

The influencers they listen to me and I feel compelled to buy it

I’m obsessed

I will die

Ashamed sort off

Just one more spin

Just one more time...

I quivered as I lowered the body underground, pouring salts to hide the smell. It was a dark and unusually quiet night in Riverside and I didn't particularly know how to feel about it. Maybe it was the eire silence or the subtle wind but something felt off. It was almost like someone was watching me.

I quickly covered the body, glancing around to make sure no one was watching, and then reac...

Not you

Too

Goodness

I expected more.

I’m

Mortified.

I’m so sorry.

I like you.

But that’s a terrible habit.

Can’t you stop.

And reflect on how harmful that is?

To your health and family?

What is the habit??

Smoking?

Cheating?

Gambling?...

As I look up I see Michelle standing in the doorway in complete shock. I can’t believe I did it. I am covered in his blood. No, no, no, I can’t be. I said I would never do what he did to everyone else. I messed up badly this time and I don’t think I can get out of this one. To be fair he came after me again, I have a restraining order against him, so does my daughter, plus he’s supposed to be in j...

She could tell by my every move that I felt guilty. Hiding in the pantry, crawling up every tier to reach that last jar of peanut butter. I’d already scarfed down the Oreos and half of the granola bars. My petrified smile looked like a milky way, cookie crumbs scattered throughout my adolescent chompers.

mortified… not I, but my mother.

And that made it even worse.

I was the junk food junky....

“I don’t do skin jobs,” Neumann said.

Swiveling back in his chair, the tinker ignored the Android and returned his focus to his workbench. Probably a green farm worker who got tricked into buying a trinket or looking to sell cheap tech. Greasy fingertips and a magnifying glass piece embedded over one eye, Neumann examined the inner workings of a Victola phonograph.

“Good, then I won’t have to ...